Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor has been asking coaches, staff and athletes what they needed to remain competitive in the Big 12. In terms of facilities, the result is a $200 million-plus master plan unveiled Friday.

Kansas State's win over Kansas was hardly the headliner on a big day of women's hoops. As both schools honored the 50th anniversary of their women's sports programs, what was celebrated Sunday in Kansas helped make everything we have now possible.

Peyton Williams was a high school junior when Kansas State coach Jeff Mittie offered her a basketball scholarship. In the humblest way possible, she let him know she already had a scholarship offer -- to play volleyball for the Wildcats.